On Sunday, former deputy editor at Wired magazine and journalist William Goggins collapsed from apparent heart failure after he passed the San Francisco Marathon 24-mile mark of the 26.2 mile race. A spectator tried giving Goggins CPR, and it is reported a medical team arrived within minutes, but they were not able to bring Goggins back and he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Mark Robinson wrote in Wired News, "Goggins was a legendary figure at Wired magazine, where he started as a freelance copy editor in 1995. He went on to become the managing editor and an articles editor, and eventually rose to become deputy editor. His colleagues admired him tremendously."

Paul Boutin wrote at Boing Boing, "Bill had an exceptional ability to take a good story and make it better -- clearer, catchier, more consistent -- usually by changing only a few words, sometimes by making both editor and writer go back and re-examine their basic premises. Whenever people comment on my ability to write clearly, I know Bill had a lot to do with it."

William Goggins was 43.